URL monitoring with PRTG
Keep a constant eye on website performance and uptime
- Monitor the response time and reachability of URLs
- Monitor entire websites or individual elements only
- Be notified quickly by customizable alarms
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PRTG URL monitoring software: What you’ll find on this page
PRTG makes URL monitoring easy
Custom alerts and data visualization make it easy to monitor, identify, and prevent website availability and performance issues.
How our URL monitoring tool keeps an eye on your website
24/7 monitoring of all your URLs
With PRTG URL monitoring, you can check the reachability of your websites at any time 24/7. It lets you immediately see if a page is up and its processes running. You can even add and monitor several different pages – or an entire list of URLs – with a few quick clicks.
Availability & response time checks
PRTG automatically verifies the availability of entire pages or individual elements (such as text or images). At the same time, PRTG measures response times and displays this information in long-term graphs. If your website goes offline or a response time exceeds its limit, you’ll immediately be alerted via SMS, email, push notification, or other methods.
What URL monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously monitoring the loading times and availability of your web pages. Show response time and website processes in real time and visualize data in graphic maps & dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the visibility you need to troubleshoot all kinds of issues with your web and online presentation.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Cloud HTTP v2 sensor in PRTG
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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
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Discover URL monitoring sensors included with PRTG
PRTG comes with various preconfigured HTTP sensors for URL monitoring out of the box. Here are some examples:
HTTP v2
The HTTP v2 sensor monitors a web server via HTTP, which is the easiest way to check whether a website (or a certain website element) is reachable. The sensor can show the number of bytes received, the web page or element loading time, and the response code of the target server.
HTTP Transaction
The HTTP Transaction sensor performs a series of HTTP requests which are sent to the web server when a user visits a certain web page. It simulates the various actions carried out by a user upon visiting a website, for example, during an online purchase or newsletter subscription.
HTTP Full Web Page
The HTTP Full Web Page sensor monitors the full download time of a web page including assets such as images. In the background, it opens the web page in a browser instance to perform the measurement. It does not follow links.
3 reasons to choose PRTG as your URL monitoring service
Faster troubleshooting
Determining why your URLs are unreachable can be tricky, but PRTG makes it easy. It not only lets you keep an eye on the uptime and performance of your pages, but also the web and network components that ensure your site stays functional: databases, servers, CDNs, and applications. With PRTG, you'll spend a lot less time troubleshooting.
Prompt, customizable alerts
PRTG’s customizable notification system is simple: you set a custom warning or error threshold value for every parameter you wish to monitor. If this value is exceeded, PRTG will immediately send you an alert however you want, such as by email, SMS, or in-app push notification – our free mobile apps for iOS and Android grant you worldwide access to your network monitoring environment.
Automated reports
PRTG automatically logs the reachability of your URLs and the performance of your website. For example, you can have monthly PDF monitoring summaries automatically sent to your manager. These summaries come in handy when you’re asked to justify a request to update the IT infrastructure.
Easily find the source of the problem with our PRTG URL monitoring solution
Real-time alerts and custom notifications make it easy to solve issues with web page loading times and website user processes.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
The goal: 99.999 % uptime!
When it comes to the availability of your website, servers, and databases, only one figure matters: 99.999. These “five nines” are indicative of the high availability of your network.
PRTG helps you target this ambitious goal.
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“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
PRTG makes URL monitoring easy
Custom alerts and data visualization make it easy to monitor, identify, and prevent website availability and performance issues.
Monitor URLs: FAQ
What is a URL?
A URL, or Uniform Resource Locator, is the address used to access resources on the internet. It specifies the location of a resource, such as a web page, an image, or a file, and the protocol used to retrieve it.
What is URL monitoring?
URL monitoring is the process of regularly checking the availability and performance of a website or web resource. This involves automated URL monitoring tools like Paessler PRTG that ping the URL to ensure it is accessible and measure metrics like response time and uptime. URL monitoring helps detect and address issues promptly, ensuring reliable access for users. It is crucial for maintaining website functionality and user satisfaction.
Why is URL monitoring important?
- Performance is a must: For most companies, the website is an indispensable part of their daily business. Not only must the website always be available, but it should also be optimized to function at as high a level as possible. Downtime or long load times can be extremely costly.
- The company website as a direct (or indirect) source of revenue: Even without an online store to generate sales directly, your website serves as an indirect source of revenue by providing customers with information about your company and the ways to access your services.
- Consequences of a poorly functioning website: If the URL of your online store is unavailable for several hours, this can result in an immediate and palpable loss in sales. When a web page takes too long to load, many users will simply give up and surf to another site. This, too, can have a negative impact on your company’s revenue.
How does PRTG monitor URLs?
To monitor URLs using PRTG, follow these steps:
- Add a sensor: Log in to the PRTG web interface and navigate to the device where you want to add the URL monitoring sensor.
- Select a sensor type: Choose the HTTP sensor type you want to use, such as the HTTP v2 or HTTP Full Web Page
- Configure the URL: Enter the URL you want to monitor in the sensor settings. You can specify additional parameters like request type (GET/POST), authentication, and SSL settings if needed.
- Set thresholds: Define parameters for monitoring such as response time thresholds, content checks (like specific keywords), and frequency of checks.
- Save and test: Save the sensor configuration and test it to ensure it correctly monitors the specified URL. PRTG will now regularly check the URL and provide alerts based on the configured parameters.
This setup helps ensure continuous monitoring and alerts for any downtime or performance issues.
What is a sensor in PRTG?
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive.
On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
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The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier. Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network. Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.Still not convinced?
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